Sum, the owner of Sumo Grub, a tiny restaurant squeezed into a squat blue building right across from Berkeley High, has become so well known for his tempura-battered novelties that the Food Network came to film them on February 15. Sum and his creations will be featured on a show called “Outrageous Food”, hosted by Tom Pizzica.

The show is billed as “a quest to unearth the most jaw-dropping, eye-popping, occasionally heart-stopping foods in the country — dishes that “give ‘outrageous’ a whole new meaning”.

And Sum’s concoctions certainly fit that description. Take the “Six Feet Under”, (a sly reference to the artery-clogging properties of the dish.) It includes six tempura-fried hamburger patties, all covered with different sauces. (Think mango salsa, homemade Kim chi, peanut sauce, wasabi mayo, and more), two fried slices of macaroni and cheese, five fried Twinkies, and a bunch of fried Oreos. It sells for $45. Continue reading…